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WHITEY FORD AND JOE MORGAN

Our National Pastime, already mourning the losses of four Baseball Hall of Famers this year, was hit with more sad news with the passing of Whitey Ford and Joe Morgan.

First we lost Al Kaline, followed by Tom Seaver, Lou Brock and Bob Gibson—all memorable players with impeccable credentials.

“All of the Hall of Famers who passed away this year, they were iconic,” former longtime NBC

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